空口無憑

空口無憑

Chinese

		empty talk; lip service; mere verbal statement
trad. (空口無憑)		空口	無憑
simp. (空口无凭)		空口	无凭

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): kōngkǒuwúpíng

  (Zhuyin): ㄎㄨㄥ ㄎㄡˇ ㄨˊ ㄆㄧㄥˊ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): hung¹ hau² mou⁴ pang⁴

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Pinyin: kōngkǒuwúpíng
    • Zhuyin: ㄎㄨㄥ ㄎㄡˇ ㄨˊ ㄆㄧㄥˊ
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: kongkoouwupyng
    • IPA ^(key): /kʰʊŋ⁵⁵ kʰoʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹¹ u³⁵ pʰiŋ³⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
    • Jyutping: hung¹ hau² mou⁴ pang⁴
    • Yale: hūng háu mòuh pàhng
    • Cantonese Pinyin: hung¹ hau² mou⁴ pang⁴
    • Guangdong Romanization: hung¹ heo² mou⁴ peng⁴
    • IPA ^(key): /hʊŋ⁵⁵ hɐu̯³⁵ mou̯²¹ pʰɐŋ²¹/

Idiom

空口無憑

1. a mere verbal statement is no guarantee

   空口無憑，立字為證。 [MSC, trad.]
   空口无凭，立字为证。 [MSC, simp.]

   Kōngkǒu wú píng, lìzì wéi zhèng. [Pinyin]

   Words of mouth being no guarantee, a written statement is hereby given.

Synonyms

• (Min Nan) 空喙哺舌
• (Hakka) 無根無據／无根无据